Some Things You Don't Outgrow

At 10:30, the members of Sibuna gathered themselves in the attic, sitting in a circle.

"Alright, we've got a lot to cover, so, Sibuna," Eddie whispered, doing the Sibuna signal, which everyone copied.

"It's story time, Nina." Patricia laughed, and when the group had finished their story, Nina was shocked.

"I'd say I don't believe you, but I'd be lying." Nina sighed, "A year without a mystery is too good to be true."

"Wait, Nina, I thought the whole reason you didn't come back was because the Chosen One and Osirion couldn't be together," Fabian asked, confused.

"That's kinda why I wanted to talk to you guys. I had a dream about Sarah a few months ago," Nina sighed, as KT and Eddie gave the 3 others a questioning look.

"She was the one who gave me the locket," Nina smiled, reaching for her locket, but frowning when she realized it wasn't there. "There are more mysteries in this house. Look, I just don't want any of you in danger, so we're going on a need-to-know basis. Except you, Eddie. We'll talk tomorrow, okay?" she mumbled the end shyly, getting up off the floor and walking down to her room, which she shared with Patricia and Amber.

She changed into her pajamas and snuggled into her bed, but as she was drifting off to sleep, but her eyes darted open, as she heard the door creak open.

"Fabian? What are you doing?" Nina whispered loudly across the room.

"I thought you... um, might want this," he smiled, walking over to the side of Nina's bed and placing her locket in her hand. She clutched it tightly, and slipped it over her head.

"Thanks, Fabian," she smiled gently, "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Well, uh, I just wanted to tell you..." he trailed off, nervous. Nina nodded towards him, as if to say 'go on,' encouragingly, "that I really do still-"

"Sorry, am I interrupting something?" Patricia raised an eyebrow, as the two frantically shook their heads. She rolled her eyes, muttering "Suuuurrre," sarcastically as she walked out of the room.

"Forget it, I'll just... I'll go."

"Fabian."

He stopped and turned to look at her.

"Night," she smiled.

"Night, Nina," he grinned, closing the door behind him.

As Nina fell asleep, she wondered whether or not she should let Sibuna get involved. She knew Amber would worm her way in somehow, but she didn't want the others to get hurt. Patricia, Alfie, KT, Fabian. Fabian... She knew that most of all, she wanted to keep him safe. After almost losing him twice, possibly three times, Nina was scared. Even if they weren't together anymore, she couldn't deny that she had feelings for him. It was obvious to everyone, except themselves. Nina always worried that she'd mess up somehow and her duties as the Chosen One would interfere with her life. After all, she was only 17, and just wanted to be normal for a change.

But as we all know, normal doesn't sit right around here.

What is normal anyways? That's one to think about.


In dreams begin responsibility. Eddie knew. He knew Nina was coming back. It was in a dream. He was asleep, so he guessed it was a dream, but now that she was here it seemed more like a vision. But he didn't tell anyone. He didn't want them to know he was having Osirion visions again, because they always meant trouble.

Answer these questions right for a shoutout in the next chapter!:

1: What *SHOW* did I get the "in dreams begin responsibility" line from? You won't be able to find it on google, so I hope you have good knowledge of obscure tv shows :) *cough*cartoonnetwork*cough*
2: What were the numbers Sarah gave to Nina in her dream that opened a puzzle piece?